September 1996 Archive

UF Study: Girls With Attention Deficit Disorder Frequently Not Treated

GAINESVILLE— Picture a hyperactive child.

Filed under Research, Education, Gender on Thursday, September 12, 1996.

UF Engineering Students Develop World’s Fastest Milling Machine

GAINESVILLE — Staying one step of ahead of industry, a group of engineering students at the University of Florida has developed the world’s fastest milling machine.

Filed under Research, Business, Education, Engineering on Monday, September 9, 1996.

Boom In Natural Medicine Pushes Saw Palmetto Into Agricultural Big Time

GAINESVILLE—Florida’s next cash crop could come straight out of the wilds of South Florida, where the common saw palmetto grows. Researchers at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences say the plant’s berries some day could even rank among the state’s top agricultural commodities.

Filed under Research, Health, Florida, Agriculture on Thursday, September 5, 1996.

UF Study: Rural Elders More Likely To Enter Nursing Homes

GAINESVILLE—Older adults who live in rural America are more likely to enter a nursing home than their urban counterparts, report University of Florida researchers in the September issue of the Journal of Gerontology.

Filed under Research, Health, Florida, Aging on Wednesday, September 4, 1996.